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Amendment of section 3.

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but does not include any gathering or assembly of persons convened or organized exclusively-

(i) for the purposes of any public body; or

(i) for the purpose of carrying out any duty or exercis- ing any power imposed or conferred by any Ordinance:",

Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following-

"(1) Any police officer of or above the rank of inspector may......

(a) prohibit the display at a public gathering of any flag.

banner or other emblem;

(b) prohibit the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge of any premises or place, and the owner or person in charge of any vehicle, tramcar, train or vessel from permitting the display of any flag. banner or other emblem on or at the premises, place, vehicle, trámcar, train or vessel,

if such police officer reasonably believes that the display of any flag, banner or emblem is likely to cause or lead to a breach of the peace,

(2) Where a prohibition is issued under subsection (1), any police officer may seize and detain any flag, banner or emblem, and may if reasonably necessary-

(a) eater any premises or place; and

(b) stop and board any vehicle, tramcar, train or

vessel,

using such force as may be necessary for these purposes.".

Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

Amendment of

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section 7.

(a) in subsection (2), by inserting after "procession" in the

second place where it occurs the following-

"(or twenty-four hours before a public procession solely for the purposes of a funeral in the case of a procession at which the body is present)";

(b) in subsection (4). by inserting after "may" the follow-

ing-

except in the case of a public procession solely for the purposes of a funeral,":

(c) in subsection (5)-

(i) by deleting "or" at the end of paragraph (b);

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(ii) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting a semicolon; and

(iii) by inserting thereafter the following new para. graphs-

"(d) any public meeting held exclusively for social or business purposes in any restaurant licensed under the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance; or

(e) any public meeting solely for the purpose of

a funeral.",

Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) by inserting after to the final dispersal thereof" the

following-

"unless he is prevented from being so present by reason of illness or other unavoidable cause";

(b) by deleting "and the period of one hour immediately

following the final dispersal thereof”.

Amendment of section 9.

Amendment of

6. Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (2) by deleting "if the same is causing or is in his section 11. opinion" and substituting the following-

"if he reasonably believes that the same is".

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Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) in subsection (2), by deleting paragraph (a) and sub-

stituting the following-

"(a) any public meeting or public procession for which a licence is required under section 7 takes place without such a licence;";

(b) in subsection (3), by inserting in paragraph (4) after

"who" the following-

" without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.".

Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- section (2) by inserting, after "uses", the following-

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or distributes or displays any writing containing.”.

Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- section (1) by deleting "otherwise than in pursuance of lawful authority" and substituting the following-

"without lawful authority or reasonable excuse".

Amendment of section 12.

Amendment of section 13.

Amendment of section 14.